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Urnes Stave Church
The oldest surviving stave church in Norway, a UNESCO-listed 12th-century wooden masterpiece overlooking the Lustrafjord.
12 km · about 20 min drive
Vestland, Norway · Europe
Gaupne is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Luster, 34km from Sognefjellet National Tourist Route.
Gaupne is a town located in Vestland, Norway. With a population of 1,257, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Gaupne sits in Norway, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Oslo time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Gaupne to your route.
Gaupne is the administrative center of Luster Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located along the Gaupnefjorden, an arm of the Lustrafjorden, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of the village of Hafslo. The village of Veitastrond is located across the mountains 20 kilometres (12 mi) to theRead more
northwest. The Sognefjellsvegen road passes through here on its way to the village of Skjolden and beyond.
The 1.5-square-kilometre (370-acre) village has a population (2025) of 1,294 and a population density of 863 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,240/sq mi).
Gaupne sits at the southern end of the Jostedalen valley, with the river Jostedøla's mouth located in Gaupne. It sits southwest of the Jostedalsbreen glacier, between Jostedalsbreen National Park and Breheimen National Park. The village is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of the famous Nigardsbreen glacier, and the Breheimsenteret museum is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) to the north of Gaupne in the village of Jostedal.
There are two churches in Gaupne: the historic Old Gaupne Church and the newer Gaupne Church.
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Gaupne is located in Vestland, Norway, Europe. The coordinates are 61.4047 latitude, 7.2946 longitude.
Gaupne has a population of approximately 1,257 people, making it a town in Norway.
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Full driving guide for Norway8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
The oldest surviving stave church in Norway, a UNESCO-listed 12th-century wooden masterpiece overlooking the Lustrafjord.
12 km · about 20 min drive
famous road
Northern Europe's highest mountain pass road at 1,434 meters, crossing between the Jotunheimen peaks in Norway.
34 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
A photogenic blue glacier tongue of Jostedalsbreen reached across a glacier lake by small boat.
34 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
An arm of the Jostedal glacier spilling toward a turquoise meltwater lake at the end of a green valley.
36 km · about 40 min drive
tunnel
World's longest road tunnel at 24.5 km with unique lighting design
41 km · about 45 min drive
cathedral
The best-preserved of Norway's medieval stave churches, built around 1180 with distinctive dragon-head carvings.
48 km · about 55 min drive
historic highway
Beautifully engineered stretch of the 1790s King's Road over Filefjell, its stone-built hairpins stacked up the hillside near Borgund Stave Church: now a walkable monument to early road building.
48 km · about 55 min drive
famous road
A high tundra 'Snow Road' between Aurland and Laerdal with lunar plateaus and the Stegastein detour.
49 km · about 55 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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